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Nadal Steps Past Haas, Del Potro in Straights Over Kavcic

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MELBOURNE PARK, Australia - World No. 2 Rafael Nadal kept his record perfect against Tommy Haas topping the German 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday at the Australian Open."I don't know if it's the perfect match, but I won in three sets," … [Read more...]

Federer Gets Walkover From Beck to Gain Third Round

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MELBOURNE PARK, Melbourne - Roger Federer has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open when on Wednesday his opponent German Andreas Beck withdrew from the tournament with a lower back injury. "I was practicing in the morning warming up, … [Read more...]

Fish Upset by Falla in Melbourne

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MELBOURNE PARK, Australia - Mardy Fish became the first major upset victim in the men's draw. The eighth seeded American committed 58 unforced errors in his 7-6(4), 6-3,7-6(6) loss to Colombia's Alejandro  Falla. "Didn't play great, " said Fish.  … [Read more...]

Clijsters, Li Demolish Opponents to Advance to Third Round of Australian Open

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MELBOURNE PARK, Australia - Defending Australian Open Champion Kim Clijsters  and French Open champion Li Na advanced to the third round with convincing victories. Clijsters destroyed  Frenchwoman  Stephanie Foretz Gacon of France 6-0, 6-1 in 47 … [Read more...]

Hewitt Escapes, Serena Rusty but Sails in Evening Session on Day 2 of the Australian Open

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MELBOURNE PARK, Australia - Veterans Lleyton Hewitt and Serena Williams starred on Rod Laver Arena for the evening session of Day 2 at the Australian open. Australian Hewitt rallied from 2-5 in the final set to put down German  Stebe7-5, 6-4, 3-6 … [Read more...]

Top Seeds Advance on Day 1 of Australian Open, Verdasco Upset By Tomic

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  MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Day one at the 2012 Australian Open saw most of the seeds advance with the biggest upset of the day saw No 22 seed Fernando Verdasco beaten by young Australian Bernard Tomic in five sets. Nadal, Federer sail … [Read more...]

Nadal, Li, Kvitova, Tomic and Hewitt Meet the Press in Pre-Tournament Interviews at the Australian Open

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Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after winning against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during the ATP Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha January 5, 2012. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous (Qatar - Tags: SPORT TENNIS)   MELBOURNE, Australia – The day before … [Read more...]

‘Oz and Ends’ – In Melbourne, Finally

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  MELBOURNE, Australia (Tennis Panorama News, January 14, 2012)– After three planes with a combined total travel time of more than 30 hours, I am finally in Melbourne, exhausted and very jet lagged! I had always wanted to attend the … [Read more...]